Jimmie Johnson was 16 when he arrived at Summit Point MotorsportsPark in West Virginia for his first road course experience. He didn’t know what to expect and was less than optimistic about getting licensed to compete in the Sports Car Club of America.
“There was only one other driver that had passed on the first time through the school,’’ Johnson recalled. “I just thought it would be cool to drive on a road course.’’
Johnson struggled on the written test that was all about rules and regulations. He did well on the driving portion, and excelled in a race that pitted him against other cars that should have been faster.
“I passed every one of them and went on and won the race,’’ Johnson said. “When I won they gave me my license, but it took a little bit of persuading because I did so poorly on the written test.
“But the only other driver at that time to have passed in his first time through was Boris Said, so I was stoked.’’
A few months later, Johnson returned and won a national qualifier.
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